Trousers support



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Application filed-flay 2, 1927. Seria1'Ho;'1 88,086.x

My invention relates to trouser supports and more particularly ito the clasps forming parts thereof.

Tlhe principal object of this invention to provide an improved clasp'whose clamp:

ing parts may rotate. relative to'oneanother and be readily locked in fixed position.

, Another object is'to provide a; clasp which may be used in conjunction with an elastic band for forming an improvedptrouser support which is neat and attractive in:appear-;

ance. These objects, and

in the following manner, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a trouser support, the clasp of .which embody part of my invention, and i Figure 2 a of a pair of trousers to which azpair of the supports shown in Figure-.1 are attached.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of a clasp embodying part of my invention,

Figure 4 an outside elevation of same,

- and Figure 5 an edge View taken substantially on line 5- 5 on Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the rear part of the clasp shown in Figure 3, and

Figure 7 an enlarged cross-sectional view, taken substantially on line 7-7 on Figure 3, a portion of the rear part of the clasp being broken away.

Referring now more particularly to Figures 3 to 7, the clasp is provided with a rear part 10 having an elongated aperture 11 formed therein, an offset notched lower end 12, and a hinge part 13 which is provided with a shoulder 14. A front part 15, which may be finished in'any desired manner and provided with an emblem or other device, has a hinge part 16 secured to its upper edge and provided with a shoulder 17 adapted to co -act with the shoulder 14 formed on part 10.

Both parts 10 and 15 are bored to receive a shaft 18 and front part 15 has a counterbore 19 adapted to receive a coiledspring 20 which encircles shaft 18 and bears against the bottom of counterbore 19 and a hub 21 formed on shaft 18, the outer end of which is enlarged to form a knob 22.

A key 23 is fixed on hub 21 and'adapted to engage a notch 24 when hub 21 is rotated, as will hereinafter be described, and a flange other. advantageous ends which will appear hereinafter, I attain fragmentary perspective view formed onlthe other end of shaft iniorder to' prevent same from movingtransversely of hingepart 13.; the distancebetween flange 25 'andkey 23 being equal to "the sum ofthe lengths of hin'geparts 13 and 16'so that shoulders 14 and 17 are prevented from moving out of-engagementfwith one another.

i As spring 20. bears, against the bottom. of counterbore 19. andagainst hub 21, it tends to move-shaft 18 transversely of front part 15, however, flange 25 prevents a-shaftl8 from moving transversely of rear; pa'rtlO and consequently hinge part 13 is pressed into engagement with the .endofhinge part 16 andthus holds shoulder 14 in engagement with shoulder 17.- By rotating knob. 22 until key 23, is out-ofalignment'with notchfl24, 2 I

key 23 will bear against the end of hi e part 16 and hold shoulders 14 and17 rigid together. By rotating k'nob-22 until key 23 aligns with-notch 24,,shaft18 may be moved transversely. of. binge part v16, against the action of spring 20,..andallow shoulders 14 and 17 to separate so that rear part 10 and front part 15 may be rotated on shaft 18 independently of one another.

Referring now to all the views simultaneously, two clasps 26, illustrated in Figures 3 to 7, and two clasps 26?, are shown attached to the waist band 27 of a pair 'of trousers and connected to one another by an elastic band38; the ends of which are inserted through aperture 11, folded back on the body of the band and stitched as shown in Figure 2. Lower end 12 of reartpart 10 is offset" primarily to compensate for the thickness of band 28 so that the teeth formed by the notches in lower end 12 may engage the inside of waist band 27.

In attaching c-lasp 26 to the waist band of a pair of trousers, knob 22 is rotateduntil key 23 aligns with notch 24 and; is thenpressed inwardly so that rear part 10 maybe swung away from front part 15'. The clasp is then placed over the trouser band and the front and rear parts pressedtoward one another so that shoulder 14 may align with;

shoulder 17 at which time spring 20 will draw hinge part 13 toward hinge part 16 and the shoulders will interlock and prevent stitched to band 28.

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oneanother. Clasp 26 is attached to the Waist band of the trousers in the same manner after stretching elastic band 28 sufficiently to cause the waist bandof the trousers to fit snugly to the body of the wearer.

In order that band 28 may be held in its proper position relative to the top of the trouser band, I provide a clasp 29which is similar to clasp 26 with the exception that its front part 30 is substantially smaller than front part 15, and its rear-part 31 is substantially smaller than rear part 10 and is provided withapertures so that it may be The'only function of clasp 29 is to keep elastic band 28 and the waist band 27 in alignment, and it is not intended that it shall grip the trousers, but merely to ride on the top ofthe Waist band. While I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be readily understood that modifications may be made without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the appended claims.

I olaim:-

1. A clas including a shaft, hinged parts on the sha t, shoulders on the hinged parts engaging one another and separableby moving one part longitudinally of the shaft relatively to the other part, and means for yieldshoulders formed on the front and rear parts, a hub on the shaft, and a spring engaging the hub and the inner end of the counterbore whereby the shoulders are resiliently held in engagement with one another.

4:. In a trouser support; a clasp having a shaft; a rear part hinged on the shaft; a

front part, having a counterbore and a keyway, hinged on the shaft; shoulders formed on the front and rear parts; a hub on the.

shaft; a spring in the counterbore and engaging the hub and the inner end of the counterbore; a keyon the hub for locking the shoulders in engagement with one another and adapted to be inserted into the keyway against the action of the spring whereby said shoulders may be separated.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JoHN GRUNWALD. 

